Economist analyst Adnan Abdulrazzak writes for The Syrian Observer on the regime’s efforts to show that Syria is capable to control its economic difficulties
Feltman tells Raghida Dergham not holding the Geneva 2 conference means that Assad will be running in the next presidential election
Those who want to go to Geneva are linking the conference’s fate to the position that will be adopted by the United States, as though they were wishful to test this position once again
Assad denies reports holding that a member of Fatah’s central committee, had brought him a message from the new emir of Qatar
The options available to the top leaders in Iran, Iraq, and Russia are moving toward a few shared priorities
Syrian Air operates weekly domestic flights
As a result of all this American hesitation in our region, some stubborn and oppressive regimes have succeeded in staying in power and maintaining the grip of their forces and their “guards” over their people
The opposition says it will not negotiate unless President Bashar al-Assad leaves office
Senior advisor to the Iranian Parliament Speaker, Hossein Sheikholeslam says a ceasefire must be implemented
Elsewhere, activists claim to have discovered mass graves for victims of government forces
Opposition says the Iranian initiative is not serious and lacks political credibility
Assad’s allies succeeded in mobilizing a broad military front that is prepared to engage in an extended war that could last for months or more
This argument continues in the West on legal matters while Syria and the region witness one of the biggest crimes of the century
Sources report the Shiite organization recruited 10,000 fighters tasked with defending the Syrian capital
if the Congress members decide to respect their voters’ wishes, this would mean the turning of the page of the strike
The basic repercussion would be a ball of fire that would burn not only Syria but the whole Middle East, Assad’s Minister of Information has said
The Syrian Jewish population was distributed between Damascus, Aleppo and Qamishli; most left after the regime lifted an emigration ban on all Jews in 1992
Khalid Saleh, the Head of Media Office of the National coalition, held his weekly press conference. Below are the transcript as distributed by the Coalition.
Head of Kurdish Democratic Union Party says Iran agrees to transitional administration for Western Kurdistan
Rohani will not be able to change the domestic situation unless he reopens the door before a minimum level of liberties and finds a formula to cooperate with all the movements
